My Friends and Their Cameras

My fetish: To go out for a stroll with my friends and photograph them with their cameras.

One of the nicer and free things in life are friends, the family one can choose, because in the end that’s what they become: the chosen family.

Some are life friends, others are from school, and others become friends through common interests, and I have many of those. I have friends whose musical tastes are similar to mine, who are the best companions at concerts and festivals. But I also have friends who love photography as much as I do.

I love taking pictures of these friends who love photography. They seem as if they’re holding in their hands their most precious treasure; almost like a child of their own. Like a kid’s most precious toy.

These are some of my collection of photographs of my best friends and their best analog cameras.

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